Mr. Paletta’s Virtual Enterprise is back again this year. VE is a national program that allows for young entrepreneurs to come up with a fake business.  VE provides all students with authentic, collaborative, immersive business and entrepreneurial experiences.  The year kicks off with a team building activity called the Marshmallow Challenge.

The Marshmallow Challenge is a fun and exciting team building activity that engages team members in the process of working with others by using innovative thinking to accomplish a task. The challenge has teams of four use spaghetti pasta, string and tape to build a structure with the final piece being a marshmallow placed on top.  The team that builds the tallest structure wins.

The challenge allows the VE students to collaborate and use teamwork to complete a task.  It also allows the new class members  to get to know each other.  This aspect has allowed them to bond together and finally come up with this year’s business.  The class has created a firm; Vintage NYC.  Vintage NYC is a clothing, apparel and supplements company that will be part of the athletic/leisure sector of the industry.  

Thanks to all the groups that participated in the Marshmallow Challenge.  You all did an amazing job.  It was the catalyst that has led the VE class to introduce their firm Vintage NYC.  Look out for bigger things to come from Vintage NYC!